A view of Noel Hotel (202 4th Avenue N) and the Third National Bank Building (170 4th Avenue N) at the corners of 4th Avenue N and Church Street. Other commercial businesses pictured are the Exchange Building (311 Church Street) and Tommy’s Pub...

A view of Noel Hotel (202 4th Avenue N) and the Third National Bank Building (170 4th Avenue N) at the corners of 4th Avenue N and Church Street. Other commercial businesses pictured are the Exchange Building (311 Church Street) and Tommy’s Pub...

A view of Noel Hotel (202 4th Avenue N) and the Third National Bank Building (170 4th Avenue N) at the corners of 4th Avenue N and Church Street. Other commercial businesses pictured are the Exchange Building (311 Church Street) and Tommy’s Pub...

A view of Noel Hotel (202 4th Avenue N) and the Third National Bank Building (170 4th Avenue N) at the corners of 4th Avenue N and Church Street. Other commercial businesses pictured are the Exchange Building (311 Church Street) and Tommy’s Pub...

A view of Printer’s Alley, Nashville, Tennessee, June 18th, 1953. Businesses referenced in this photo are: Brass Rail Stables and Phillips and Buttorff Manufacturing Company. Printer’s Alley is named for Nashville’s publishing and printing...

A view of Printer’s Alley, Nashville, Tennessee, February 1958. The businesses pictured in this photo are: Irvin’s Restaurant, Rainbow Room, Carousel, Wherry Furniture Company, and the VooDoo Room. Printer’s Alley is named for Nashville’s...

A view of Printer’s Alley, Nashville, Tennessee, February 1958. The businesses pictured in this photo are: Irvin’s Restaurant, Rainbow Room, Carousel, Wherry Furniture Company, and the VooDoo Room. Printer’s Alley is named for Nashville’s...

A view of Printer’s Alley, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1963. The businesses pictured in this photo are the VooDoo Room, Rainbow Room, and Black Poodle Lounge. Printer’s Alley is named for Nashville’s publishing and printing industry that started...

A view of Printer’s Alley, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1963. The businesses pictured in this photo are the VooDoo Room, Rainbow Room, and Black Poodle Lounge. Printer’s Alley is named for Nashville’s publishing and printing industry that started...

A twenty-two page pamphlet put out by the Nashville Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of enticing business owners to locate their businesses in Nashville. Content includes statistics on population, economy, business, transportation, taxes, cost...

A photograph taken on Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee at dusk, circa 1936. According to the annotated note on the verso this is one of two photographs "taken on Church Street at Polk Place about 20 minutes apart at dusk. The date was probably...

A photograph taken on Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee at dusk, circa 1936. According to the annotated note on the verso this is one of two photographs "taken on Church Street at Polk Place about 20 minutes apart at dusk. The date was probably...

An excerpt from a press conference with former Nashville Mayor Beverly Briley conducted in 1970. Mayor Briley discusses upcoming trip to Washington where he will testify regarding intergovernmental relations and public improvements. Specifically,...

A postcard of the Cumberland River Wharf in downtown Nashville. Several boats are visible near the river bank. The thriving businesses of First and Second Avenues are also noticeable, with advertisements visible for H.G. Lipscomb & Co. and...

A postcard of the Cumberland River Wharf in downtown Nashville. Several boats are visible near the river bank. Buildings housing several businesses line First Avenue. The Woodland Street Bridge is pictured. An additional title on the card reads...

A photograph of the buildings at 200 and 210 Second Ave. North, after they were gutted by fire on October 12, 1985. This view is from the west, across Second Avenue. The buildings had been connected for some time and had been the site of a variety...

A multi-page pamphlet outlining the American Bread Company's production of Holsum Bread products at the Nashville plant on Murfreesboro Road. Also included are mini headshots and bios for officers and executive personnel associated with the...

A view of two art models in the parking lot of the Tennessee State Capitol Building (on the North side), made of either wood or plaster of paris of the statues designed by Thomas Puryear Mims, depicting “The Founding of Nashville” pioneers James...

A postcard of the Cumberland River Wharf in downtown Nashville as seen from the Shelby Street Bridge. Several boats are docked at the river bank. A number of businesses line First Avenue. Both the Woodland Street Bridge and the Jefferson Street...

An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville businessman David Swett, Jr., conducted on 17 July 2006 by John Egerton as part of a cooperative effort between the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project...